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Serial port signals

The following table shows the printer’s serial port pinout.

Serial port signal descriptions

Signal name	Pin #	Printer I/O	Description

DCD	1	In	Data carrier detect

RxData	2	In	Received data

TxData	3	Out	Transmitted data

DTR	4	Out	Data terminal ready

Gnd	5	—	Signal ground

DSR	6	In	Data set ready

RTS	7	Out	Request to send

CTS	8	In	Clear to send

RI	9	Out	Ring indicator

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Tektronix Phaser 300X Serial port signals, Serial port signal descriptions, Signal name Pin # Printer I/O Description

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Phaser 300X Color Printer Page Terms in manual Caution Users safety summaryTerms on product Caution Phaser 300X Warranty Contents Vi Phaser 300X Color Printer Vii Caring for Your Printer Troubleshooting Supplies and Accessories Expanding Your Printing System Front and Rear PanelsTechnical Notes Regulatory Information Index Introduction FeatureCapabilitiesChapter Introduction Introduction Introduction At a glance Getting Set Up Agreement Checking the inventory Removing the shipping block Setting up the printer Loading paper Installing the output tray Setting the media switch Printer ports Connecting the printer LocalTalk connection Connecting the printer to a single computer using LocalTalk Ethernet connection Parallel connection High-density parallel connector Serial connection Pin serial connector Turning on the printer 14Phaser 300X Color Printer Selecting a language for the front panel Making a test print Installing software on your computer Parallel port setup Setting up PC ports DOS Mode COM19600,N,8,1,P Serial port setup Which platform? PrintingPrinting from a PC Feature Windows Using Windows printer driversUsing the printer’s rear panel switches Print features quick reference Windows printer drivers Color Control Strip Finepoint Sharpening Set the Timeout settings Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows Printing Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows Printing Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows Printing Printing from DOS Using the Windows NT PostScript driver Printing from a Macintosh Using Macintosh printer drivers Feature Phaser 300X driver Adobe PSPrinter driver Print features quick reference Macintosh printer driversDescription GX driver Print-quality modes Finpoint Sharpening Using the Adobe PSPrinter Driver Using the Phaser 300X driver Printing with a desktop printer Using the Phaser 300X GX driver Overview Printing from a workstation Workstation Operating System Unix workstations For more information VMS workstations Pantone Printing from speciﬁc applicationsGeneral hints and tips Windows applications QuarkXPress Adobe Photoshop Macintosh applicationsOther applications Finepoint Sharpening Selecting print featuresPrint modes Print-quality modes Color correction Using a printer driver or a utility ﬁle Color Control Strip feature Grade and ﬁnish All about media Size Input method Size Dimensions Thickness Per sheetPaper size and input method Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness Weight and thickness Grain Mm 0.2 Margins and image areaMm 0.2 ~6.3 mm 0.25 Paper size Print area Image area for Tabloid ExtraImage area for color prints Print Area Image orientation Media handling Using the paper trays Loading three-holed paper Loading letterhead Inserting the paper Using manual feed Manual feed examples paper, envelopes Making transparencies Resident typefaces PostScript Fonts Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts Resident typefaces PCL5 Installing Macintosh screen fonts Printer languages PostScript, HP-GL, PCL5 Default printer port settingsPort Language Switching printer languages Printing with HP-GL Printing with PCL5Printing PostScript Changing the HP-GL default settings Overview Caring for Your Printer Adding ink 8873-15 Changing the fuser wiper Emptying the waste bin Emptying the waste bin when front panel message displays Emptying the waste bin before moving the printer New printer cleaning supplies Cleaning the printer Reorder cleaning kit supplies Using isopropyl alcohol Cleaning the paper-pick rollers Cleaning the feed rollers Press the Clean Print Head button to reach this message Cleaning the paper tension blade, paper clamp, and drum Press the button inside the printer to open the rear cover 30849-25 30849-26 30849-27 30849-28 Utilities Exit Next Cleaning the head wiper Use an alcohol-dampened foam swab to clean the head wiper Quick Steps Cleaning the fuser rollers Caring for Your Printer Procedure a Procedure B Remove the fuser wiper from the printer 30849-10 30849-31 Press the Clean Print Head button to exit Utilities mode Ordering information Supplies and AccessoriesPhaser 300X supplies and accessories Tektronix supplies the mark of quality Phaser 300X supplies and accessories contd External Scsi disk Upgrade kitsPhaser 300X upgrade kits Manuals Tektronix order number Adapter type Phaser 300X interface cables and adaptersInterface cables and Ethernet adapters Ethernet adapters If you need help Troubleshooting Country Numbers Using the automated fax systems Error codes and front panel messages Error codes and front panel messagesMessage Action Error codes and front panel messages contd Clearing paper jams Removing jammed paper Removing a paper jam from the rear of the printer Test print example Setting head convergence 8873-19 Head convergence nn ChangeNext 8344RN-5 Problem type Description Solution General cleaning guide Print quality problems Problems, solutions, hints 14Phaser 300X Color Printer Head Drive Change Next Letterhead 8344-34 8873-28 8344RN-6 Network problems Operation hints Delayed printout. See Printer standby modes on Printer standby modes For Windows users Printing and installation Image prints in black-and-white instead of color 26Phaser 300X Color Printer Page 28Phaser 300X Color Printer Front and Rear Panels Front panel 8873-12 Utilities mode menu structure Rear panel Rear panel switchesRear panel switches Switch Function Settings Switches 2, 3, and 4 Diagnostics Rear-panel LED indicatorSwitches 8 and 9 Color Correction Mode Appendix Technical NotesStartup and conﬁguration pages Turning off the startup Generating a conﬁguration Print count Printer ports Signal name Pin # Return Description Source Parallel port signal descriptionsParallel port Serial port Mode COM1 1200, N, 8, 1, P Serial port signal descriptions Serial port signalsSignal name Pin # Printer I/O Description Speciﬁcations Temperature Safety and emissions Expanding Your Printing System Extended features upgradeCustomizing your printer Upgrades kits Advantages of adding memory PhaserSym PhaserPrint Adding a hard disk for font storage 6Phaser 550 Color Printer Connecting one disk Connecting multiple disks Moving Your Printer Reinstalling the shipping block Moving Your Printer C Changing line voltage Declaration of conformity Regulatory Information FCC Class B warning for 115 VAC equipment Section I Product identiﬁcation Material Safety Data Sheets Section IV Physical data Index-1 Index Euroscale Press color correction Index-3 No color correction Setup dialog box 3-14PANTONE Colors 3-19paper Index-5 Start Print Queue command 3-15Stop Print Queue command Use Printer Setting color correction 3-14used ink